Premier League target Radja Nainggolan has told FourFourTwo he's happy to stay at Roma, but admitted 'anything can happen'.
The 27-year-old Belgium international has been linked with switches to Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool having helped the Giallorossi secure second place in Serie A behind Juventus. Nainggolan contributed five goals and two assists in 35 league appearances in 2014/15, as Rudi Garcia’s side ensured they will be playing Champions League football next term.
Premier League is certainly the most talked-about competition in the world. I regularly watch the games of my Belgian friends at Chelsea and Spurs and there are a lot of world-class players
As a result, the former Piacenza man has no immediate desire to leave the Eternal City. However, that hasn’t stopped the speculation, which suggests Nainggolan is part-owned by another Serie A side, Cagliari, and could move on if Roma fail to buy the midfielder outright by the end of June.
Speaking exclusively in the July 2015 issue of FourFourTwo - out now - Nainggolan says: “I haven’t put much thought into it [a move].
"I’ve been focusing on our race for a Champions League place. All I’ll say is: I’m very happy in Rome. After all this time, I’m practically half-Italian and it feels like home. I speak six languages, but I’m not looking to move to another country. Then again, anything can happen at this level. We'll see what happens.
“[The Premier League] is certainly the most talked-about competition in the world. I regularly watch the games of my Belgian friends at Chelsea and Spurs, and there are a lot of world-class players.”
Read the full interview with Radja Nainggolan in the July 2015 issue of FourFourTwo, in which Neymar tells us how he plans to reboot Brazil. Also in the magazine: Gary Lineker answers your One-on-One questions, 33 reasons why the Copa America will be better than the World Cup are revealed, and five Blighty-born boys who have already flown west to the MLS describe what Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard can expect Stateside. Plus, Women's World Cup and U21 Euros previews and Performance tips from James Milner, Ryan Bertrand and Asmir Begovic. Available in print, on iPad and iPhone now. Subscribe!
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Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.
